Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae
Full reference: S. Pinkert, G. Bechly, and A. Nel. 2017. First record of hawker dragonflies from Eocene Baltic amber (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphaeschnidae). Zootaxa 4272:263-275
Belongs to Elektrogomphaeschna according to S. Pinkert et al. 2017
Sister taxon: Elektrogomphaeschna annekeae
Type specimen: SMNS BB-2390, a wing (forewing and distal half of hindwing). Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde (SMNS) collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde (SMNS) collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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